I've come across reference that there's a fair amount of water in the ground at the BR Playa. Does anybody know if this can be found where the camps are set up, or is it just localized to around the hotsprings? I know that this water wouldn't be useful for drinking, but if I filtered it first, I could put it in a watergun for added fun. Any ideas?

You can't (interms of its being a permit violation) dig holes large enough and deep enough to reach groundwater. If the watertable were within reach, it would make for some mighty weird camping. Just how many gallons of water gun water do you need?

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

Besides, that water is nasty. It is highly alkaline and will eat your gizzard out. Nasty stuff that I certainly wouldn't want sprayed on me and corrosive enough to play hell with standard plumbing and standard water pumps.

Ahh, refreshing frog pond water. By the way I don't remember seeing anything else about the frog pond cleanup back when the Stop BM folks were ranting and raving about it. I'll need to look that up and see what happened.

Tancorix wrote:Ahh, refreshing frog pond water. By the way I don't remember seeing anything else about the frog pond cleanup back when the Stop BM folks were ranting and raving about it. I'll need to look that up and see what happened.

Will
You have just been through the rough and tumble of the classic newbie question on eplaya. You got ~a half dozen repsonces of varying degrees of usefullness, plus a flirtaticious digression. How did we do? Do you feel respected and accepted? Do you feel your question was answered in a timely manner?

We have just reorganized this board, and the persons responsible might want to hear about your experience.
Crypto

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

theCryptofishist wrote:WillYou have just been through the rough and tumble of the classic newbie question on eplaya. You got ~a half dozen repsonces of varying degrees of usefullness, plus a flirtaticious digression. How did we do? Do you feel respected and accepted? Do you feel your question was answered in a timely manner?

We have just reorganized this board, and the persons responsible might want to hear about your experience.Crypto

I see. That's all right, I've seen worse reactions on different boards. You find all kinds on the net. I've been as accepted as a newbie generally is.

I was aware of the remodel. I had to wait about two weeks in order to ask the question. Everything seems in order as far as the system goes.

The permit allows holes in the ground no larger than six inches diameter and two or three feet deep for setting posts. Anything larger, or a wet sloppy mess as you might create trying to make a dug well or pool, can't be filled in properly and would be a potential hazard for vehicles after the event.

We are about nothing if not weird over the top excess just for the hell of it.

I thought that was part of the pre-requisite for being interested in Burning Man to begin with, let alone attending...

I hope so, otherwise I dont fit.

Sorry, should have been more clear. As crypto said, I dont know how a newbie would take a dozen or so comments thrown at their question. Personally I dont have a problem with it, but I *think* I know people here well enough to realize what they are about, and have come to appreciate the feedback.

Will seems to have taken it right, so I can be completely off with this. I also think being the role of moderator I need to watch what I say or people may automatically take it as board policy. That sort of sucks.